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Abt Conversations: Implementing Summer EBT—Tips from the Chickasaw Nation

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Abt’s René Nutter talks with Tyra Shackleford, Chickasaw Nation’s Summer EBT Manager, about what it takes for a successful Summer EBT implementation.
Young Entrepreneurs in the Food Processing Industry

Young Entrepreneurs in the Food Processing Industry

Impact Brief
USAID’s Abt-led Harvest II program helps young entrepreneurs develop their products and capacity, creating linkages with new business partners and markets.
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Helping Get the Kinks out of Home Health Prospective Payments

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Changes in the complex prospective payment system (PPS) for home health agencies (HHAs) may have led to HHA behavior changes that thwarted the modifications’ goals. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wanted an assessment of…
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Evaluation of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Technologies in New York State

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In 2012, New York state (NYS) generated over 17.8 million tons of municipal solid waste. An assessment of the options for reducing landfilled waste and emissions through the use of advanced waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies was needed, as was an…
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Evaluating the Healthy Incentives Pilot Demonstration

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Most U.S. adults do not meet the Dietary Guidelines for fruit and vegetable intake, especially people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and other low-income Americans. While evidence suggests that improved diet quality…
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Welfare to Work Voucher Evaluation

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An important knowledge gap exists with respect to the role that housing assistance plays in promoting economic self-sufficiency among welfare recipients.  To fill this gap, Congress appropriated funds for Section 8 tenant-based assistance to help…
Engaging Nepal’s Private Health Sector to Improve Health Outcomes

Engaging Nepal’s Private Health Sector to Improve Health Outcomes

Impact Brief
Public-private collaboration and strengthening the private sector can help Nepal achieve health goals—and opportunities to do more are emerging.
Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

Caring for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia

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Studies indicate that dementia care in the United States is, generally, impersonal and fragmented. Massachusetts requires long-term care facilities to provide dementia care training to direct-care workers. The intention of the regulation was to address…